Teton County
Jackson OB/GYN Dr. Giovannina Anthony, second from left, a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Wyoming's new law banning most abortions, hugs her attorney after Ninth District Court Judge Melissa Owens issued a temporary stay of the law Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo by Kathryn Ziesig, Jackson Hole News&Guide, pool.
JACKSON — A standing-room-only crowd filled the Teton County courtroom Wednesday afternoon as Ninth District Judge Melissa Owens heard nearly four hours of arguments before deciding to temporarily halt enforcement of a new law banning abortion.
Right to Life advocates lamented the ruling while...
CASPER — Wyoming’s sweeping abortion ban has taken effect, shuttering the state’s only abortion provider and forcing doctors to adapt while they await an emergency hearing on a lawsuit filed in Teton County last week.
At the same time, the implementation of the new ban is driving abortion...
CHEYENNE — Stakeholders had the weekend to sit with the final decisions announced Friday by Gov. Mark Gordon on several pieces of legislation passed during the recent general session.
Their reactions were divided, as Wyoming became the first state to ban the use of abortion pills and followed...
Upper Hoback River Road resident Lisi Krall addresses Sublette County commissioners in March 2023. (Mike Koshmrl/WyoFile)
PINEDALE—Sublette County Commissioner Doug Vickrey pulled no punches as he motioned to tell Joe Ricketts no to a restaurant, gymnasium, bunkhouse and cabin village at the end of the quiet, rural forest road.
The billionaire TD Ameritrade founder’s proposal was “detrimental to the public health,...
CODY — More Park County residents than ever before will have access to the Wyoming Department of Revenue’s property tax refund program following the recent passage of House Bill 99 by the Wyoming Legislature.
“I think we could have three times as many applicants as we did last year,” Park County...
JACKSON — Exactly three years ago today, the lifts at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Snow King Mountain and Grand Targhee Resort swung to a halt. Churches suspended services, and Teton County schools called off classes. Within days, the winding lines of tourists awaiting admission to the Million...
Gov. Mark Gordon giving his 2023 state of the state address to the 67th Legislature. (Megan Lee Johnson/WyoFile)
Two abortion bills sit on Gov. Mark Gordon’s desk: a near-complete ban and another aimed at banning medication-induced abortions.
As of Tuesday, Gordon said he’s still mulling over both.
“Obviously, one of the most important [considerations] is constitutionality,” he said in a press conference,...
JACKSON — Federal land managers and nonprofits plan to spend $2.6 million to reduce wildfire risk on national forest and private property in Teton Valley, Idaho, in the next three years.
The money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership builds on...
SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police reports 68% of arrests in Sheridan County involved alcohol in 2021. While data for 2022 is not yet available, Sheridan Police Department Capt. Tom Ringley said this number is historically consistent for the county.
As...
JACKSON — As far as national park visits are concerned, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem saw a significant decrease in visitation in 2022.
But park managers aren’t expecting that drop to last. Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Chip Jenkins said the National Park Service is planning for...
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